Vows

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Term	Definition
Vows	(skt.: uddana; tib.: dom pa) An obligation which one takes to do or not do something. There are three types of vows (tib.: dom pa sum): - Pratimoksha vows - Hinayana and Mahayana practitioners can take these vows - Bodhisattva vows - only Mahayana practitioners can take these vows - Tantric vows - only Mahayana practitioners can take these vows

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Words of Wisdom

"All things found in the world and beyond are illusions created by one's own thought. Grasping at them but further distorts perception. Give up grasping and see things as they are."

- 7th Dalai Lama